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The 2012 GEMS Tariff file

The 2012 GEMS Tariff file contains the Scheme rate at which healthcare providers will be paid for services rendered from 1 January 2012. Read more ›

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World Leprosy Day, 29 January 2012

Leprosy, or Hansen's Disease as it is also called, is a chronic infectious illness caused by a type of bacteria. Read more ›

Obesity - battling the bulge

When Kathleen Josephs received a call from her son's teacher requesting a meeting, she assumed that he was in trouble. She was therefore shocked to discover that the teacher was in fact concerned about the weight of her child. Read more ›

A second chance in 2012 - HIV/AIDS is treatable

Sarel says he first noticed that there was a problem with his health when he started to get sick and had to take a lot of time off work. Read more ›

The medical check-up helps to keep the 'engine' turning

45-year-old teacher and GEMS member Khotso Kekana from Johannesburg decided to go to his doctor for a medical check-up after a colleague told him that it was a good idea for anyone over the age of 40 to go. Read more ›

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The hiccups of ageing

People are dying because of prolonged periods of untreated chronic illnesses rather than old age. Read more ›

SA moves closer to goal of an AIDS-free generation

Since HIV/AIDS was identified 30 years ago, governments, civil society, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), educational institutions and researchers from around the world have put local knowledge and expertise into action in prevention, treatment and cure. Read more ›

Early HIV treatment plan 'game changer'

The early treatment of people with HIV massively reduces their infectiousness and gives the world its first real opportunity to halt the HIV epidemic. Read more ›

Health 'first casualty' of climate change

Climate change could undermine health efforts put in place in the past few decades, according to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Read more ›

Two step therapy for overweight children

Increasing physical activity among primary school children and improving the nutritional value of food supplied in schools were interventions that could play a huge role in preventing childhood obesity. Read more ›

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